Hackers stole debit and credit card data from shoppers in the United States and Canada. The question
now is how many millions of shoppers are affected.

Home Depot said it's still investigating the security breach, but said there's still "no evidence"
debit card PINs were exposed.

In a statement, Home Depot CEO Frank Blake said-- "We do apologize for the frustration and anxiety this
causes our customers, and I want to thank them for their patience and support as we work through this issue."

The company says it first became aware of the breach on Sept. 2nd, after receiving calls from banks and law
enforcement. Home Depot said it's working with the U.S. Secret Service to determine the scope of the security breach.

So far, Home Depot thinks that only customers who shopped at brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. and
Canada were affected. Online customers -- and those who shopped in its Mexico stores -- were apparently spared.

The company is taking measures that are now typical of retailers victimized by cyberthieves. It's offering
free identity protection and credit monitoring to anyone who shopped there since April, and the store is replacing
its card swiping terminals with machines that accept the more secure chip-enabled EMV cards.

Home Depot now joins the growing list of companies that have lost your data in the past year-- Albertson's,
Target, Michaels, Neiman Marcus, P.F. Chang's and SuperValu.